Springdale Public Schools Springdale Arkansas Dr Jim Rollins

Springdale Public Schools Springdale, Arkansas Dr. Jim Rollins, Superintendent

The Vision of Springdale Public Schools is “Teach them ALL, ALL means ALL”

31 Schools 4 18 4 1 4

Start with “WHY”

The History of Springdale Schools Doubling in size in 20 years to become the largest, most diverse district in Arkansas with 23, 000 students and 53 spoken languages, Springdale School’s success can be attributed to all stakeholders having a voice in supporting students at the highest level. Springdale School District meets the needs of all students through a collaborative stakeholder approach. The 400 migrant students are supported throughout the year in all grade levels across all schools.

Springdale Schools Migrant Program Ethnicity ● 45. 5% -Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian ● 38. 5% -Hispanic/Latino ● 6. 5% - Asian ● 5. 5%- White ● 4. 0%- Black/African American English Learner ● 95. 8%- English Learners ● 4. 2%- Non English Learners

Springdale Schools Migrant Program Academic Growth ● Literacy- 77% of the migrant students met or exceeded their goals in the MAP testing ● Math- 81% of the migrant students met or exceeded their goals in the MAP testing this year ● Credit Recovery- 100% of the secondary-aged migrant students that were behind credits participated and completed credit recovery programs sponsored by the school district

Springdale Schools Migrant Program Funding

Migrant Support That support is realized through the work of dedicated tutors supporting the instruction of each Migrant student. In addition, the tutors build strong partnerships with family members addressing parenting skills and providing parents with instructional plans to support student learning at home. Our 400 Migrant students are members of a 23, 000 student body who are served in the district’s 31 schools, that offer traditional, transformational, and innovative instructional practices.

Migrant Support These practices are highlighted by a personal education plan for each student includes sound traditional and emerging innovative practices. Students also benefit from the District’s mastery teaching program and the district’s one-to-one technology support system.

Parental Involvement The district has the largest family literacy program in the nation. The program features an opportunity for parents to learn right alongside their children while building a knowledge of the English language and community resources that are available.

Migrant Program Recommendations to Achieve Increased Equity. ● Additional Tutors to keep lower ratios to support and personalize student learning at a higher level. ● Many of our students have food insecurities. A system to stay connected year around that offers healthy meals would benefit students overall wellbeing. ● Supporting the students academically through year round tutoring and education opportunities. Students would benefit from having additional time to practice and work on deficient skills due to high mobility. ● Helping parents with additional educational resources, materials, and supplies to assist the child’s learning in the home.

Recommendations Con’t ● Develop methodologies to track student movement and academic progress. This would minimize a loss of instruction and help in identifying learning deficits as soon as possible. ● Increase participation in Pre-K programs to enhance early childhood readiness for learning. ● Increase participation in the extra-curricular activities of the school. ● Provide additional intensive training in the use of instructional technologies that would facilitate learning and increase opportunities for higher learning. ● Focus support for social and mental health needs of students and families. ● Optimize access to local, state and federal funding to assure equity in participation in extracurricular or whole life activities of the school.

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